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Masao Naruse

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Naruse Masao

Pen Names: Masa NaruseUsed for early works

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1978-04-15 (Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist
Active Years
2005-
Affiliations
Japan Writers' Association
Influenced By
Haruki Murakami, Hiromi Kawakami
Influenced
Taro Tanaka

Education

University of Tokyo
Faculty of Letters / Department of Literature
Degree: 文学士
Period: 1997-2001
Year of Graduation: 2001
Country: Japan

Awards

Akutagawa Prize
2007
Work: Blue Night
Organization: Bungeishunju
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Blue Night

2005 Novel 240 pages
lonelinesslove

The Door of Wind

2008 Novel 260 pages
freedomhope
Translations

Bibliography

  • Blue Night
  • The Door of Wind

Style & Themes

Literary Style
descriptivepoetic
Recurring Motifs
winddoors

Legacy

Regarded as a leading figure of the new generation.

Academic Societies

  • Japan Writers' Association